Keiichi Inoue, PhD

Assistant Professor​ at Columbia University​

PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan

Postdoctoral Training, Columbia University

Bio

Dr. Inoue aimed to develop a therapy for Parkinson’s disease, which is caused by the progressive loss of dopamine cells in the brain. He isolated three genes that regulated the production of these dopamine cells from stem cells, making the process of obtaining dopamine cells more efficient. He also successfully generated mouse models that showed Parkinson’s-like symptoms such as the death of dopamine cells, providing an important resource for Parkinson’s disease researchers. Through these models, Dr. Inoue is helping scientists understand the disease mechanisms and validate potential therapies for Parkinson’s disease. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Columbia in Dr. Asa Abeliovich’s lab.